What to do and see in Pavia, Lombardy: The Best Museums

The Museum, inaugurated in 1936, displays anatomical and naturalistic preparations, scientific instruments, manuscripts and printed texts dating back to the medieval origins of the University: a true witness to the history of a hallmark of the city of Pavia. Come and discover Alessandro Volta's inventions and collection of physics instruments, and marvel at the impressive collection gathered by his successors. Are you interested in medicine? We house a collection of anatomical preparations of great historical interest, together with priceless instruments that tell the stories of great doctors, such as Antonio Scarpa, Luigi Porta, Carlo Forlanini and Edoardo Porro. Do you want even more? Then come and admire handwritten documents of Nobel laureates Camillo Golgi and Albert Einstein... Do tag us on Facebook and Instagram pics, and check our website for special openings on Saturdays. Enjoy your visit!

The theme of the Kosmos museum, whose name is Greek for “order”, is that of a voyage: an endeavor undertaken in search of knowledge. Travelling leads to the discovery of new geographical lands, but also to that of new scientific and mental territory. In showcasing the variety of nature, the Kosmos exhibition brings together reality and imagination to give every visitor the chance to encounter unknown phenomena. The first room is dedicated to the anatomical description of humans and animals. The rooms that follow (2, 3 and 4) are about Lazzaro Spallanzani, whose exploration and research brought so much prestige to the original Museum of Natural History that he founded in Pavia. The second segment (rooms 5-9) illustrates the development of concepts now at the basis of modern Biology. The exhibition closes with a focus on current concerns with the protection of biodiversity and the future of the planet (rooms 5-9).